Have you ever wondered what nature has in its medicine chest for moody mares? Often when we look at our mares that present with “mareish” behaviour we don’t immediately relate it to the human symptoms of pre-menstrual tension, but in fact it is very similar.
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August 1, 2011
Modern cars come equipped with excellent air conditioning and heating systems, to ensure the utmost comfort during a journey. The benefits of these components in a long journey are self-evident and once you are used to them, it is hard to imagine travel without such luxuries.
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May 19, 2011
On Saturday 4th June 2011 horse riders across all of Australia will take part in a bid to break a world record for the largest trail ride in history!
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May 12, 2011
Since February there have been an increased number of reports of NSW horses displaying unusual nervous signs. Similar cases have also been reported in Victoria and South Australia.
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May 3, 2011
The car park at Equuleus International Equestrian Centre suggests China's plutocrats are relishing their time in the saddle. On a weekend morning the yard is a cacophony of four-wheel drive engines and the click of new leather boots. Business indeed is good for the club, the busiest in a crop of high-end riding schools across the city.
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April 8, 2011
We’ve either done it, or seen it done, a horse refuses a fence and gets a whack, a horse moves in too close to its handler and gets a slap on the nose, a horse bucks and gets some smacks with the whip, horse refuses to load onto a float and gets a leadrope aimed at their rump, horse kicks out at a child and gets a hiding from an angry parent, a horse dumps its rider so is put away without its usual ration of feed to teach it a lesson. Is this ever justified and what in effect are we actually doing when we “punish” a horse in this way?
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March 24, 2011
The City of Casey is getting back in the saddle to host its 22nd Riding of the Bounds on 1 May.
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March 17, 2011
While much of Japan’s Thoroughbred Racing Industry seems to have escaped the devastating earthquake and tsunami it is unclear how the disaster has impacted the island nation’s Equestrian Industry.
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March 1, 2011
So what does elephant training have to do with horses or science for that matter, and how could “feel” ever be cold or hard?
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January 24, 2011
Brian Rutzou is back in the paddock caring for a new filly just months after her mother left him close to death.
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